Students will collaborate with their peers from different Science classes to create an Online Travel Brochure of Earth’s Biomes. Students will be assessed both individually and as a group according to the rubric below.
Individual Daily Contributions
Requirement
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Total
Discussion Posts Student monitors and responds to discussion threads with appropriate ideas and language
/5pts
Comments Student reviews other groups pages and provides constructive comments
/5pts
Edits and Additions Student ands content to the wiki including text, images, video, and other interactive widgets
/10pts
Individual Research Contributions
Requirement
Description
Points earned
Research Questions(minimum of 3)
Student posts research questions on their own wiki-page to be discussed and answered within their group
/6pts
Website Evaluation
Student effectively examines and compares information from a variety of sources to evaluate validity, currency, bias and relevance
/4pts
Noodle Tool Note Cards(minimum of 5)
Student produces accurate and complete note cards and shares them with their group and Mr. Burns
/10pts
Group Requirements
Requirement
Description
Points Earned
Biome Introduction
- Students provided thorough and accurate background knowledge of biome. Introduction includes interesting info and vivid imagery that draws travelers in. - An Interactive Map of the world indicating location of the biome is included with a caption or descriptive paragraph
/5pts
3 Distinct Locations
- Students locate and describe 3 distinct locations travelers can visit. - Specific Itineraries and Suggestions are provided for each location.
/15pts
Food Webs
Students create and describe a food web for each distinct location with accurate real life interactions.
/5pts
Highlighted Species
- Students highlight a specific organism found in each distinct location that travelers can observe. - A description of the organism and its importance to the ecosystem is provided.
/5pts
Climate & Terrain Descriptions
- Students describe the climate of each distinct region, including annual temperature ranges, precipitation, length of seasons, etc. - The unique terrain of each distinct location is described with facts and details
/5pts
Layout, Design & Grammar
- Students organize and present their information in their own creative and unique design - Hyperlinks, headings, Tables of contents and Indexes are provided for effective and intuitive navigation - Content is edited for mistakes
/5pts
Research Integration
- Student(s) successfully utilized parenthetical citations to integrate primary and secondary source material; effectively integrates own ideas. - Student(s) successfully integrated media sources (i.e. video, audio, images) throughout product. - Research was focused and supported the original research question/thesis.
/5pts
Citing / Intellectual Property/Copyright
- Parenthetical citations are correctly formatted and contain the appropriate information (i.e. author, title). All parenthetical citations have a corresponding full citation in the Works Cited list. - Student(s) utilized Noodle Tools to create a properly formatted Works Cited list (i.e. contains appropriate information; correct punctuation; in alphabetical order etc.). - All images and videos link back to their original source.
/5pts
Collaboration
- Student(s) utilized the discussion forum(s) to communicate appropriately and effectively with peers & teachers on a regular basis (i.e. multiple conversations, multiple topics). - Students(s) utilized the editing tools effectively to enhance individual and group work. - Tasks were evenly distributed to all members of the group
Objective
Students will collaborate with their peers from different Science classes to create an Online Travel Brochure of Earth’s Biomes.Students will be assessed both individually and as a group according to the rubric below.
Individual Daily Contributions
Student monitors and responds to discussion threads with appropriate ideas and language
Student reviews other groups pages and provides constructive comments
Student ands content to the wiki including text, images, video, and other interactive widgets
Individual Research Contributions
Group Requirements
- An Interactive Map of the world indicating location of the biome is included with a caption or descriptive paragraph
- Specific Itineraries and Suggestions are provided for each location.
- A description of the organism and its importance to the ecosystem is provided.
- The unique terrain of each distinct location is described with facts and details
- Hyperlinks, headings, Tables of contents and Indexes are provided for effective and intuitive navigation
- Content is edited for mistakes
- Student(s) successfully integrated media sources (i.e. video, audio, images) throughout product.
- Research was focused and supported the original research question/thesis.
- Student(s) utilized Noodle Tools to create a properly formatted Works Cited list (i.e. contains appropriate information; correct punctuation; in alphabetical order etc.).
- All images and videos link back to their original source.
- Students(s) utilized the editing tools effectively to enhance individual and group work.
- Tasks were evenly distributed to all members of the group